Sinkhole risk in Elkhart County, IN: No soluble rock mapped

No soluble rock mapped

No soluble bedrock mapped.

On soluble rock: 0%
At or near the surface: 0%
Buried under cover: 0%

The next step for one property

No soluble bedrock is mapped here, so natural sinkholes are unlikely. Collapses from broken pipes or old mines are a separate risk.

Across 463 square miles, under one square mile of Elkhart County maps onto soluble rock. With about 207,436 residents (448 per square mile), homes are spread across towns and farmland, and a mapped unit may or may not reach the developed parts. The figures come from 396 map points about 1.1 miles apart, so a pocket smaller than that can be missed or overstated.

Counties around Elkhart County

The nearest county rated sinkhole country is Barry County, MI, about 73 miles north. 5 of the 6 closest counties land in the same band, so this is a regional pattern rather than a local quirk.

St. Joseph County, IN 22 mi west · 0% at surface
LaGrange County, IN 23 mi east · 0% at surface
Cass County, MI 23 mi north · 0% at surface
Kosciusko County, IN 25 mi south · 0% at surface
Noble County, IN 27 mi southeast · 0% at surface
St. Joseph County, MI 28 mi northeast · 0% at surface

Against the rest of Indiana

Elkhart County ranks 46 of 92 in Indiana for soluble rock at the surface, and sits above 0% of US counties on that measure.